JAMES McFadden and Sebastian Larsson, two of the remaining ‘crown jewels’, should be at St Andrew’s for the duration, Alex McLeish has again stressed.
Both showed their value to Blues in the second-half of the win over Southampton, and have knuckled down to life in the Championship.
“I never thought McFadden would go,” said the manager. “I really thought it would take something daft from another club to even tempt us.
“We have had nothing and we don’t expect it.
“McFadden and the rest of the players knew we would be in the Championship. Some of the players who came down were finding it difficult and there was speculation about three or four of them. They found it difficult to get their heads around that.
“But they are settling down and I can see a massive difference in Seb Larsson in the last seven days.
“I think they are good professionals and of course we have spoken. I think that they have realised they have to perform out there because even if they still wanted to leave they would have to show what they are capable of.
“I think there is a realisation of that, but also the realisation that these are their team-mates they are playing alongside.”

Apparently, the Baggies have already agreed a deal to sign McFadden before the window closes. As a Baggies fan I am not overly keen on him and I couldn't really see us spending that kind of money but following the signing of Valero who knows?